I think all of Asia is eager for American engagement and leadership.
APEC should contribute to the pursuit of an FTAAP by continuing and further developing its work on sectoral initiatives.
I think we've built up an excellent relationship over the past 2 years, working on a whole range of issues.
Trade and investment liberalization and facilitation will continue to be APEC's core objective.
Now is the time for APEC to translate FTAAP from an aspirational to a more concrete vision.
It was voted out of committee with strong bipartisan support.
An FTAAP should do more than achieve liberalization in its narrow sense; it should be comprehensive, high quality and in...
I'm glad to have him as an excellent partner on a whole range of these issues.
APEC will make an important and meaningful contribution as an incubator of an FTAAP by providing leadership and intellec...
We should feel confident about our ability to compete, but we are going to have to step up our game.
I believe it is a mistake for us to borrow $700 billion to make tax cuts permanent for millionaires and billionaires.